Grubstake Creek

Past Producer in Alaska, United States with commodities Gold, Mercury, Silver, Tungsten
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Mineral rights holdings
  10. Land status
  11. Ownership information
  12. Production statistics
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10208937
MRDS ID A015354
MAS/MILS ID 0020580077
Record type Site
Current site name Grubstake Creek
Alternate or previous names Paradise 1, Ern-Gladys No. 1, Prospect No. 1
Related records 10002869

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -148.18477, 64.02713 (WGS84)
Elevation 701
Location accuracy 500(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Denali(Borough)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Fairbanks A-3(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Fairbanks S(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Fairbanks C(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Alaska(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Fairbanks 010 S 003 W 20 SESESW Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Mercury Tertiary
Silver Tertiary
Tungsten Critical Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -148.18477, 64.02713

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Placer
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Year of first production 1907

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim

Land status

Ownership category State

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Richard G. Baker Et Al
    Interest 67
    Year 1975
  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner G. W. Cornwall
    Interest 23
    Home office Alaska
    Year 1975

Production statistics

  • Year 1907
    Description 12 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Silver Silver 373.24g
  • Year 1907
    Description 91 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 2830.41g
  • Year 1921
    Description 2,833 Yards Processed. 252 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 7838.07g
  • Year 1922
    Description 800 Yards Processed. 145 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 4510g
  • Year 1924
    Description 1,566 Yards Processed. 70 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 2177.24g
  • Year 1925
    Description 205 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 6376.21g
  • Year 1935
    Description 50 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 1555.17g
  • Year 1941
    Description 7 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 217.72g
  • Year 1942
    Description Troy Ounces Silver
  • Year 1942
    Description 3 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 93.31g
  • Year 1945
    Description 4 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Silver Silver 124.41g
  • Year 1945
    Description 23 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 715.38g
  • Year 1946
    Description 2 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Silver Silver 62.2g
  • Year 1946
    Description 19 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 590.96g
  • Year 1947
    Description 63 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Silver Silver 1959.51g
  • Year 1947
    Description 320 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 9953.11g
  • Year 1948
    Description 1 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 31.1g
  • Year 1949
    Description 28 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Silver Silver 870.89g
  • Year 1949
    Description 157 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 4883.24g

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit USGS CRIB D002634 SCHEELITE AND CINNABAR ARE PRESENT IN SMALL QUANTITIES. SHEELITE IS RARE ON GRUBSTAKE CR. AND CINNABAR IS PRESENT IN SCARCE QUANTITIES. PRODUCTION PRIOR TO 1949 ON GRUBSTAKE (USBM FILES): 2,835 OZ AU, 423 OZ AG. PROD. ON GRUBSTAKE CR. PRIOR TO 1949: 2835 OZ AU, 423 OZ AG (USBM FILES).

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 12-FEB-1988 Mirl U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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Authoritative Alaska resources

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